On Velvet
| On Velvet | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Widgey R. Newman |
| Written by | John Quin |
| Produced by | Widgey R. Newman |
| Starring | |
Production company | Associated Industries |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
On Velvet is a 1938 British musical comedy film directed by Widgey R. Newman and starring Wally Patch, Joe Hayman and Vi Kaley.[1][2] It was written by John Quin and distributed by the American company Columbia Pictures.
Plot
Cast
- Wally Patch as Harry Higgs
- Joe Hayman as Sam Cohen
- Vi Kaley as Mrs. Higgs
- Mildred Franklin as Mrs. Cohen
- Helga & Joe as themselves
- Jennifer Skinner as Mary
- Leslie Bradley as Monty
- Ambrose Day as Waterbury
- Nina Mae McKinney as singer
- Julie Suedo as singer
- Gordon Little
- Eric Barker
- Collinson & Dean as themselves
- Mark Stone as Mark
- Rex Burrows as orchestra leader
- Olive Delmer
- Cleo Fauvel
- Robert Field
- Queenie Lucy
- Sydney Moncton
- Andrée Sacré
- George Sims
- Garland Wilson
Reception
The Daily Film Renter wrote: "The picture is rollicking nonsense throughout, and the story a secondary matter, but Wally Patch and Joe Hayman as Higgs and Cohen do the cockney and Yiddish character material in a manner likely to please the masses, while a number of excellent turns are introduced."[3]
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The film is tedious, maudlin and lacking in good taste. The acting and photography are poor."[4]
Kine Weekly wrote: "This feature, so far as the jokes are concerned is simply a collection of antiques. Betting, drinking, and telephone humour is all of the familiar brand, and Nina Mae McKinney even sings the 'Swanee River.' Mr. Newman has spared us nothing, but he has not produced anything that could reasonably be called film entertainment."[5]
References
- ^ "On Velvet". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ Wood, Linda (1986). British Films, 1927–1939 (PDF). British Film Institute. p. 99. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2022.
- ^ "On Velvet". The Daily Film Renter (3411): 10. 10 March 1938. ProQuest 2826300064.
- ^ "On Velvet". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 5 (49): 67. 1 January 1938. ProQuest 1305796503.
- ^ "On Velvet". Kine Weekly. 253 (1613): 34. 17 March 1938. ProQuest 2339648149.